Europos sąjungos kaimynystės politika europinės tapatybės kontekste ; Neighbourhood policy of the European Union in the context of european identity

Abstract

This article examines neighbourhood policy of the European Union in the context of European identity. The goal of the article is to analyze the role and interpretations of the normative dimension in the European neighbourhood policy. The article is based on scientific literature, analysis of the documents and the empirical research which was made in EU institutions, Lithuania's and Belarus state universities in 2011. According to the empirical research, it is stated that the EU and European identity involve norms, values and features which were similarly recognized by the EU and non-EU (Belarus) citizens.